Set a price target, maybe 20% below the peak, and if the stock falls to that level, cash out.

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Suppose that the Bank of Japan set a target for the price level based on an average inflation rate of 1% since 1998.

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At the Bank of Japan's October monetary-policy meeting, Nobuyuki Nakahara, one of the independent members of the bank's policy board, proposed that the bank set a price-level target and examine ways to buy foreign bonds.

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While Leeb is confident about the long-term outlook for energy prices, he will not set a specific short-term price target.

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This target gold price would be set by the market.

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The one-year price target is used to set the stock ratings.

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But should the bank set a target for the annual inflation rate or for the price level?

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Buffett set a specific price-to-book-value target for the buybacks, saying Berkshire ( NYSE: BRK-B) would buy back its own shares but only at prices up to a 10% premium over the then-current book value of Berkshire shares.

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Natural gas prices set the price of electricity so now, with gas prices relatively low, the target is small.

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